medications among males (Kakkavas et al., 2013). This research study will use The Health Belief Model to investigate the correlation between African-American males with dual diagnoses’ of HTN and ED who are non-adherent to anti-hypertensive medications. More specifically, this study will scrutinize the adverse side effects of anti-hypertensive medications in relation to complications of untreated HTN, one of which is ED. The results of this study could be used to educate
Background: In 2015, chronic diseases were the leading cause of death worldwide, “accounting for 63% of all deaths” (Schaepe & Bergjan, 2015). Last year, the estimated prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally was between eight and sixteen percent (Schaepe & Bergjan, 2015). Patients are often diagnosed during the latter stages of CKD due to the lack of symptoms earlier on, and as a result, require dialysis or renal transplantation to prolong or sustain their life. Unfortunately, the
with efficiency continues when the vascular surgeon arrived at eight o’ clock in the evening deviating from the original hours discussed that early morning. Because of the lack of communication between health care professionals including the family physician and the surgeon, the permanent damage was done to the client. The client had to undergo a leg amputation above the knee. Although the court ruled in favor of the defendant, failure of proper communication between the healthcare professionals can
Pain is a complex, unpleasant, and disruptive sensation. The day-to-day pain people experience from a paper cut or a flu shot results from the activation of nociceptive receptors at the site of tissue injury, which is known as nociceptive pain. Some individuals also have experience with a different type of pain, one that is chronic, intractable, disabling, and it arises “as a direct consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system” (Treede, 2008). This form of pain is neuropathic
INTRODUCTION Nutraceutical, a term derived from the words ‘nutrition’ and ‘pharmaceutical’ refers to food or a constituent of the food which has been scientifically proven to provide health and therapeutic benefits such as the prevention and treatment of a disease. The term was formulated by Dr Stephen de Felice in 1989. Nutraceuticals have a role in maintaining and improving the wellbeing and health of an individual as well as regulating immunity. Consequently preventing and treating particular
or “malignant” form of endocarditis and coined the term “mycotic aneurysms.” The term “mycotic” is a misnomer suggesting fungal infection, though it was originally intended to refer to all microorganisms [5]. Osler established a clear connection between endocarditis and its bacterial origin (“micrococci”) through histology using bacterial Gram staining, which at the time was novel in medical practice. He defined the mycotic process in the setting of endocarditis as the transference of microbes from
Abstract Vanadium complexes have been synthesized, characterized, and tested as possible insulin-enhancing agents using STZ-diabetic rats. The vanadyl complexes, bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV), BMOV, bis(ethylmaltolato)oxovanadium(IV), BEOV, and bis(isopropylmaltolato)oxovanadium(IV), BIOV, were compared for glucose-decreasing capability against vanadyl sulfate, when administered to the rats at a one-time dose of 0.1 mmol kg–1 body weight. After the injection, blood levels of vanadium were recorded
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) comprises a group of metabolic disorders that share the common phenotype of hyperglycemia. Diabetes is a very debilitating disease, affecting approximately 8.3% of the adult population or 382 million across the world. The area most afflicted by diabetes is the Western Pacific, which includes China- affecting about 138 million. In the United States it is approximated that 29.1 million (9.3% of the population) have diabetes. If the trend continues to rise as it does, it is estimated
After ensuring patency of airways, adequate general circulation and checking blood glucose levels, CT scan is done to differentiate between ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke, the commonest being an ischemic stroke. General modalities of treatment are (1) medical support, (2) intravenous thrombolysis, (3) endovascular revascularization, (4) antithrombotic treatment, (5) neuroprotection
Review of literature: Acute respiratory infections are a major cause of human disease and are one of the most important causes of child mortality throughout the globe. Though there are considerable variations in infantile mortality, according to World Health Organization, the lower respiratory tract infections are the second most important cause of death among children < 5 years of age. (Carolina et al., 2012) Respiratory syncytial virus is most frequently detected in childhood illness. Factors